Silver Strikes From Casinos

You win them in the casinos from the Silver Strike Slot machines.

I collected the strikes of the New York, New York casino for a time - but haven't added to the collection in years.

Question: Is the piece you posted considered a true silver strike? It says right on it that it's "Not for Slot Play." I would think that disqualifies it- but I'm far from an expert on the area.

What is a Silver Strike? They are a Limited Edition silver token won from slot machines and are in a protective plastic holder. Some call them "Silver Premium Tokens", but most of us just call them "Silver Strikes". These tokens were issued in many casinos throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Cruise Ships. The first of these tokens were won from slot machines in the Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada in 1992. The tokens have been issued with redeemable values of $2, $3, $5, $7, $10, $12, $20, $28, $40, $200, $300 and range in size from 1-1/2 inches to 3-1/2 inches in diameter depending on the value. The $12 tokens are from cruise ships. The $200 & $300 are the only Silver Strikes to be paid by the attendant or received by exchanging a number of $10 strikes in at the cage (30 for a $300) in exchange for one (when available), due to its size and weight.

Seems like the only thing the slots pay out now are paper receipts to take up the the cage for redemption. Takes all the fun out of it.